Maccabi Tiberias Football Club (

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: מועדון כדורגל מכבי טבריה) was an Israeli

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club based at

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Fo ...

. The club was founded in 1925,News from the World of Sport in Eretz Israel and Abroad
Do'ar HaYom, 16.10.1925, Historical Jewish Press the first football club established in Tiberias. It was dissolved in the 1990s.

History

The club was founded in 1925, and had its ground opened on 13 October 1927.
Do'ar HaYom, 10 October 1927, Historical Jewish Press
Davar, 23 October 1927, Historical Jewish Press
Do'ar HaYom, 23 October 1927, Historical Jewish Press The club participated in the 1929 Palestine Cup, Second Edition of the

Palestine Cup The Palestine Cup is the main national association football competition in Palestine. It is sanctioned by the Palestinian Football Association. Past competitions were more expansive including clubs from all tiers of Palestinian football. For the ...

, but due to its remoteness and the hardship of travelling during the British Mandate the club had to settle to playing local sides and didn't take part in

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competitions until after the

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. The best years of the club in the Israeli league were during the mid-1970s, when the club made it to the third tier,

Liga Bet Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...

and played in this level for three seasons, until the league system was reconstructed and the

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

was added at the second tier, making

the fourth tier. The club played in the lower tiers until it was dissolved in the 1990s. The club shares the Israeli record for biggest margin of victory in an

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

match, a record obtained on 8 October 1983, when it beat Hapoel Sajur 24–1 in the 1983–84 Israel State Cup, tying Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov record of 25–2.

Honours

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

** 1972–73 (1)

References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 1925

1925 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Sport in Tiberias